1. In the style of a fugue; resembling or imitating the structure and technique of a fugue.
Usage: music

1. A musical passage or composition written in the style of a fugue but not a complete fugue.
Usage: music

Examples

• The composer wrote a fugato section in the middle of the sonata.
• This movement features a fugato treatment of the main theme.
• The string quartet includes a brief fugato passage in the finale.
• He studied fugato technique to better understand counterpoint.
• The organ piece opens with a fugato that gradually builds in complexity.